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‘Wolfenstein: The Old Blood’ review: we’re in the zombie Nazi killing business

Welcome back to the land of technologically advanced Nazi’s and cheesy American one-liners. Yes, that’s right. Our favourite Nazi-killing machine, B.J. Blazkowicz, is back…

Raru director Waine Smith weighs in on South Africa’s ecommerce industry

Since its launch last year, Raru has become a go-to name in the South African ecommerce market. Headed up by ex-founders of Take2, they have…

InstaLens: How SA’s Instagram acolyte is capturing global success

Instagram is well known for its dedicated communities. Especially in cities such as Cape Town where designers, both local and tourists, take advantage of…

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) review: entry-level done right

Starting with the Moto X in 2013, Motorola started a whole trend of making value-for-money smartphones with a heavy focus on optimised software. Later…

Weekly Round Up #22: #AskMmusi, Instacart, Gaming villains and humans crash into self driving cars

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Stuart Thomas,…

Dentsu Aegis’ John Brown buyout shows how the digital agency model is changing

Global advertising mega-conglomerate Dentsu Aegis has acquired content marketing specialist John Brown Media for an undisclosed sum of money. John Brown Media was established…

5 signs that your hard drive is probably about to fail

Whether you have a solid state or mechanical drive, there is always a chance the device will fail and take all your data with…

Many fragments of a whole: unmasking Nigeria’s tech industry

“Things don’t work like that here,” someone in the audience responses as Gareth Knight, founder of popular tech conference Tech4Africa, talks about the need…

Renault Clio IV review: high fives for the French!

High five Renault, because in July this year 1 567 Renaults found new homes in South Africa, according to the new passenger vehicles sales…

LG G3 review: third time’s the charm

The G2’s design was a bit too boring. The G Flex’s curved body and display was way too extravagant. Now, LG’s latest flagship, the…

Here’s why failure is a rite of passage to success

Winning the first time, every time and all the time is unrealistic and harmful to your continued success. Entrepreneurial delusion is a real thing….

The flash and the furious: 11 of the internet’s greatest custom computers

There are few things in this world more entertaining than stripping a device of its guts, just to put it back together again. Building…

Smart[Beam] projector review: this is not the binge watching companion you’re looking for

Home projectors have come a long way over the years. A few decades back, they were bulky things you hired from specialised shops so…

From stores to the streets: SnapScan’s road to a cashless society

This week, SnapScan rolled its app out to The Big Issue vendors across South Africa, the non-profit magazine that’s usually sold at intersections in…

These are the 10 most expensive cars ever sold at auction

For most of us, the purchase of a motor vehicle comes pre-packed with a hefty expectation of rampant depreciation. Drive that shiny new car…

OnePlus One review: two good to ignore

OnePlus One are the words on every phone fanatic’s lips. Made by a new company that was later revealed to be wholly owned by…

Taking Nigerians cashless: Q&A with PayPal’s business lead for Africa

Nigeria’s 170-million plus population has an estimated 60-million internet users, making it the largest potential market for PayPal of all the countries it has…

Ideas to Reality: 5 creative ways to quickly validate your product

Ideas to Reality is an article series where I take look at easy tools to help entrepreneurs can use to get their projects up-and-running….

These PlayStation 1 ‘demakes’ by NeoGAF artists will melt your mind

Over on gaming forum NeoGAF, something wonderful is happening. A thread called “NeoGAF turns modern games into PSOne-era classics!” has kicked off and talented…

7 reasons the Smart Fourtwo and Forfour might actually stand a chance this time around

Mercedes Benz recently unveiled new versions of the Smart Fourtwo and Forfour city cars. Except this wasn’t just another case of iteration, one model…

The fast and the frugal: 7 quick yet fuel efficient diesel vehicles

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the ultimate endurance racing test, requiring engineering teams to balance outright speed with consummate efficiency. And thus…

‘Destiny’ Beta review: ambitious and fantastic fun

Between the Alpha and Beta versions of Destiny, of which I’ve played both, more than Peter Dinklage’s voice has changed. Bungie has created one…

Need some help managing your startup? Check out these 10 smart cloud tools

Managing a new company is daunting. Even more so in a time where the advancement of technology has led to the proliferation of utilitarian…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel